Say What!?! (Speeches)
Snooping in Anne's Diary
Paper Jam
(Research & Compare and Contrast)
Poetry:
Language of the Heart
Star-Crossed Lovers
(Romeo & Juliet)
100
What are the collection of techniques used to make a point in speeches called?
Rhetorical devices
100
Where does most of "The Diary of Anne Frank" take place?
The Secret Annexe in Holland during the 1940s.
100
Which sentence below would be objective and appropriate for a research paper? Expert testimony suggests that driving while texting is dangerous. I just love the iPhone and recommend that everyone run right out and buy one!
Expert testimony suggests that driving while texting is dangerous.
100
What is theme?
The main message or life lesson that an author wants to communicate to a reader.
100
Why is Romeo and Juliet's love forbidden?
Because their families, the Capulets and Montagues, have a long-standing feud.
200
What is one of the most common rhetorical devices used in a speech to ensure that a reader or audience understands the speech's purpose.
Repetition
200
Why does Anne begin to spend more time with Peter Van Daan?
Because she's developing a crush on him.
200
Why is it necessary to add a Works Cited page to a research paper? It gives credit to the original author. It shows you have done a careful job researching. All of the reasons above are important reasons to include a Works Cited list.
All of the reasons above are important reasons to include a Works Cited list.
200
What is imagery? An exaggeration. Language that creates a mental picture by appealing to the senses. Repetition of consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
Language that creates a mental picture by appealing to the senses.
200
What do Romeo and Juliet's parents do when they find out that their children are dead?
They decide to end their long-standing feud.
300
What is the literary device that is a figure of speech comparing two different things without using the words, "like" or "as." For example, the dancer's body flexed in graceful arcs.
metaphor
300
When she grows up, Anne wants to be a ______________.
Journalist/writer
300
Choose the thesis structure that should be used when you are simply evaluating the similarities and differences between your topics: While some differences between _______ and _______ are noticeable, there are many similarities. Although they share some similarities, the differences between ________ and ________ are clear. There are many similarities and differences between __________ and ______________ that deserve evaluation.
There are many similarities and differences between __________ and ______________ that deserve evaluation.
300
When referring to literature, what is mood?
The feelings or emotion conveyed by a piece of literature.
300
At the end of the play, Juliet kills herself with Romeo's dagger because: She thinks Father Lawrence is coming with her parents and she doesn't want to get into trouble. She thinks Romeo is dead, and she can't bear to live without him. She thinks Romeo will wake up and be mad at her.
She thinks Romeo is dead, and can't bear to live without him.
400
What famous speech on racial equality was delivered in Washington,D.C., in 1963, and by whom?
The "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr.
400
Why was nature important to Anne and a motif in her work?
Because it helped her remain hopeful, and comforted her in her captivity.
400
In which way were you assigned to organize your Compare and Contrast essay? Introduction, one body paragraph on similarities and differences, conclusion. Introduction, one body paragraph on similarities, one body paragraph on differences, conclusion. Introduction, one body paragraph on differences, conclusion.
Introduction, one body paragraph on similarities, one body paragraph on differences, conclusion.
400
Describe the tone of "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
Heroic and proud, but also sad.
400
What function does the prologue serve in Romeo and Juliet? The Prologue describes all the characters in the play. The Prologue describes the play’s major conflict and resolution. The Prologue describes the playwright to readers.
The Prologue describes the play’s major conflict and resolution.
500
Which of the following is the "first-person-plural mode of address?" you, I, we, they, us
What are "we" and "us?"
500
What point of view are diaries written in, including Anne's?
First-person point of view
500
What pre-writing tools are helpful in planning a Compare and Contrast essay? Hint: You had a choice between two possibilities in planning your Compare and Contrast essay.
Venn Diagram or T-Chart
500
How can we identify a sonnet? It has 16 lines of free verse. It's any poem about love. It is 14 lines long, including three quatrains and a couplet.
It is 14 lines long, including three quatrains and a couplet.
500
What does it mean that Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed lovers."
That they are doomed, and their love will not survive.
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